Share from what you have, do not wait for the perfect time and perfect amount.

We were collecting amount to distribute blankets in winters. We went to meet a gentleman who lives in a decent house and has a decent living. We have seen him going for lavish dinners and night outs. He simply said that I am not earning enough to share much. He gave a small amount. It is a good that he could share whatever he could. However, what moved my heart is that maid servant did not take her few days of salary and asked to contribute that towards the cause. She said, I cannot give much but I want to share from whatever I have. I asked her, would she have problem at her house in buying food and all for few days, she said that she would manage. I am not comparing as we cannot. Sometimes, we feel we do not have enough and that is why we cannot share. But in reality we share from whatever we have. Our needs will always outgrow our earnings. We would never feel we are earning enough. If our income increases, our expenses also increase proportionately. If we would wait for the perfect time that we would earn so much that we are unable to spend and then we would share, in that scenario, we would always keep waiting for the perfect time.

However, if we start sharing from what we have and where we are, then we can share every day and every time. While writing this, it has made me recall an incidence while meeting Jain Gurus. I do not visit any type of Gurus mostly, however, when I was small, my mother used to take me around. Jain Gurus go to their disciple’s place to ask for food and they take share from whatever is cooked for the family. Their first question is have you cooked anything especially for us? And when the answer is no, then only they take. Their concept is, if you have made one bread, you can share from that or if you have 10 breads, you can share from that. How, people are following is a separate question, however, purpose is penance and sharing.

We do not need large source of incomes to share, we need a heart to share. Share from whatever you have and you would sleep with a peaceful heart. If you are earning 1000 share from that and if you are earning 100000 share from that. If a maid servant could share from her salary, we all have the scope to share. Her heart is large enough to see the pain of someone who got lesser than her. Most of the times in life, we keep looking at what we do not have instead of what we have. To see life like this creates a feeling of lack. However, when we start sharing we realize that we so much that we can share too instead of feeling, I am not earning enough to share. So be grateful for what you have and share as much as you can. It is not about Karma, it is about the love which we have inside our hearts which is waiting to be unlocked.